Pincushion



Patented May *13, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DAVID H. GROSSER, OFCHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF TO HENRY A. DORMEYER, OF CHICAGO,ILLINOIS :PINcUsnrroN Application led October 17, 1927.

The present invention relates to improvements in the construction andmanufacture of pin cushions and more particularly to pin cushionsintended for use on dressing tables and frequently utilized forsupporting ornamental figures, dolls, or the like.

The objects of this invention are to pron vide an improved pin cushionhaving a substantially rigid base portion and a yielding upper portion;to provide a pin cushion which will have comparatively little contactfor engagement with the surface supporting the same; to provide a pincushion which will be neat and attractive in appearance, durable in useand which may be manufactured at a small cost. Other objects are toprovide an improved method of making pin cushions in order to improvethe appearance and reduce the cost of the same.

Other objects will appear more fully from the following description,taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 isa sectional view of a mold or form showing the inner covering for thepin cushion therein;

Figure 2 is a similar view illustrating the forming of the outer coverfor the pin cushion;

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showinoV the outer covercompletely formed;

Figure 4 shows the stuffed cushion in place in the outer coveringpreparatory for the finishing operation; and

Figure 5 is a sectional view showing the finished cushion.

The cushion has an inner cover 6 which is preferably made of crepe paperor other suitable material which may be readily formed to the desiredshape. The blank for forming this cover is placed over a mold or form 7,as shown in Figure 1, and then pressed inwardly by a male mold or diemember 8, thereby giving it a substantially hemisperical form. Saw dust9 or other filling material is then placed in the paper cover 6 and adisk 10, preferably made of cardboard is pressed down onto the material,and the edges 11 of the cover are folded in and pasted to the uppersurface of the disk 10.

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A blank, preferably formed of cloth or other suitable material forforming the outer cover 12, is thenv placed over the die or mold 7, asshown in Figure 2, and a certain amount of tension is placed thereon bymeans of a clamping ring 13 so that when the punch or die member 8presses the same inwardly, the cloth will be stretched to give it asubstantially hemispherical shape, as shown in Figure 3. The die member8 is then removed and e0 the paper covered core or cushion is insertedin the outer cover, as shown in Figure 4. A

- ring 14 also preferably formed of paper or other suitable material isthen inserted in the open end of the die and serves to press the innerpaper covered core portion downwardly so that the saw dust or fillingmaterial will be packed tightly therein. This ring also fits closelyagainst the outer cover 12 in order to hold it in the core or mold afterthe ring 13 is removed. The outer periphery or edges 15 of the clothcover are then brought inwardly over the ring 14 and another disk 16,which may be formed of any suitable material, but preferably of paper,is pressed into the ring 14, as shown in Figure 5, and the adjacent orcoacting surfaces of the various parts are glued or pasted together tocomplete the cushion.

The cushion is then completed and ready for receiving pins 17 which maybe inserted through the outer and inner covers, as shown in Figure 5.

The cushion is shown in Figure 5 in inverted position, and when it isplaced on a dresser or table, the only part coming in Contact therewithis the narrow rim or fiange 18 which is covered by the cloth cover andwhich is not apt to collect dirt or grit and scratch or mar the surfaceof the table asv 0 frequently occurs when the ordinary pillow type ofcushions are used.

t will, of course, be evident that any suitable finely comminutedmaterial may be used as the filling or stuffing, and it will also benoted that changes may be made in the details of construction or shapeof the different parts without departing from the scope of my invention;therefore I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction hereinshown and described or to the precise method, except as set forth in thefollowing claims, in Which I claiin:

l. A pin cushion, comprising a disk, a paper cover engaging With saiddisk and shaped to give the desired form for the cushion, a illingbetween the cover andthe disk, and a cloth cover enclosing the papercover.

2. A pin cushion, comprising a circular disk, a substantiallyheinispherical inner cover having its open end secured to the disk, afilling for said cover, a ring secured to the inner cover, an outercover enclosing the inner cover and the ring, and a disk engaging withthe inner periphery of the outer cover and tending to hold it inengagement With said ring.

3. A pin cushion, comprising a cardboard disk, an inner cover formed or"crepe paper with its outer periphery secured to the disk, fillingmaterial between the disk and inner cover, a: ring secured to the innercover adjacent tothe outer periphery of said disk, an'oute'r coverformedr of cloth enclosing said inner cover and having its peripheryfolded inwardly over the ring and against the inner cover, and a' diskinserted in the ring for holding the outer periphery of said outer coverin position, the adjacent parts of the Covers, disksA and ring beingpasted together.

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